Mop-stick.



J. J. BEAM.

MOP STICK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 191a.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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UNITED STATE :lil.

JOSEPH J.

BEAM, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA, ASSI larllOR 01*" ONE-HALF TO BERNARD J.

TOBEN, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

MOP-STICK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latcn t ed tilcpt. 5715,1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Josh it J. Brian, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Duluth, in the county of St. lands and State of ll'linncsota, have invented a new and usetul Improvement in Mop-Sticks, of which the 'lollowing is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in mop sticks, and has for its object to provide a stick of the clmracter specified, by means of which a mop or brush may be firmly held in any of a variety of positions, wherein the holder may be adjusted to bring the mop into any selected position, wherein the mop may be released or picked up without the necessity of attaching the same with the hand, and wherein means is provided for spraying a. stream ot water on the surface being mopped adjacent to the mop.

l n the drawings :-l igure i1. is a perspective view of the improved mop holder, Fig. 2 .is an enlarged front view, Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. t is a perspective view of the holding mechanism removed.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a stick or handle '1. of wood or the like suitably rounded to prevent injury or discomfort to the hands of the user, and one end of the mop is rounded as shown at 2. The other end of the stick is snbstant-ially square in cross section, and a plate 3 is slidably mounted on one face oi. the said end, the said plate having spaced alined longitudinally extending slots 4t and 5, which are engaged by screws 6 and 7 respectively, the screw 7 being an ordinary wood screw passed tllrt'a'lgh the slot 5 and engaging the material of the handle, the head of the screw engaging the outer face of the plate to prevent lateral movement of the plate away from the stick or handle.

The screw 6 is a screw bolt, being passed through the handle from the opposite side, the head 8 of the said screw being countersunk in the stick and the threaded end passes through the slot 4t. A Washer 9 is arranged on the bolt adjacent to the plate 3 and a wing nut 10 threaded on to the bolt outside the washer. It will be evident that When the wing nut is tightened, the plate will be clamped to the handle to prevent longitudinal movement of the said plate.

A substantially U shaped bracket consisting of a body 11 and arms 12 and 13 is mounted to slide on the stick, the arms 12 and Ilil being on opposite sides of the plate 3. l lach oi the said arms is slidable intermediate the body and the tree end oi. the arm in a bearing loop 1 the said loops being oppositely arranger and secured to the stick by means ot. a cross-s bolt or screw 15.

lt will be noticed that the arm 12 ot the bracket is oll'sot laterally at its free end as indicated at 173. and the said arms engage the loops ll at the connection between the oll'set portion and the main portion. The said loops are mounted to swing on the handle to? a purpose to be presently described.

Near the body ll ot the said bracket, each arm [2 and I3 is engaged by a bearing .16 at the end ot a plate 1i, arranged to slide on the said arms and having intermediate its ends a laterally extending lug 18. A catch in the torn! ol' a staple is pivoted to the handle .1. by means at a screw or bolt l9, and the arms Flt) o! the said catch are shaped to lit the body oi the stick, the body 21. of the said catch cvtcnding outwardly lrom the handle in a position to be easily grasped.

The body ll of the bracket consisting ol the said body and the arms 12 and l?) is bent. outwardly 'l'rom the stick as indicated in l igs. l and it to lornr a handle, and the body ill o'l" the catch is provided with stops 22 for engaging the lug 18 to prevent swinging movement of the said bracket ll--l 2-l3.

A plate spring is secured to the stick or handle adjacent to the catch iltl fll, by means of a screw E2 1: and the said spring normally presses the catch into position to engage the stops :22 with the lug 1d. The holder proper For the mop consists of loops 2! and 25", each ot which has one oi its side members llattcned as indicatml at 26, and provided with teeth 27, the said teeth intermeshing to firmly grip the mop 28, or the brush (not shown) as the case may be.

The opposite side member of the loop 25 is engaged by a bearing 29 on the upper end of the plate 3, while the opposite side member of the loop 25 is engaged by hearing rings 12* and 13" respectively, on the arms 19 and 13 of the bracket. Each of the said side members of the loops 25 and 25 is provided with a rearwardly extending curved arm 30 and 30 respectively, and each of the said arms is provided at its extremity with a bearing 31, both of the said bearings being engaged by a rivet or pivot pin 32 to pivotally connect the said arms.

A'nozzle 33 is supported by the arms 12 and 13, the said nozzle having an angular tip 3 L extending laterally from the stick and slightly upward from the cloth or brush. The opposite end of the nozzle is adapted for engagement by a-flexible tube 35, having interposed in the length thereof a bulb 36, the said bulb being adapted to force water through the pipe and through the nozzle.

A hook 37 is secured to the nozzle near the tip thereof and the said hook is adapted to engage over a plate 33 provided at each end with a bearing 39, slidable on the adjacent arm 12 or 13 as the case may be. It will be noticed that the arm 12 of the bracket is offset inwardly just above the end of the stick or handle to limit the downward movement of the plate 38. The hook 37 engages over the upper edge of the said plate and the nozzle may be removed if desired merely by pressing upward on the said nozzle to release the hook.

In operation, the cloth or the brush constituting the mop proper is engaged by the loops, and is held firmly in position thereby. To release the loops the body 21 of the catch 20-21 is pulled downward against the resistance of the spring 23 to release the stop 22 from the lug 18. The body 11 of the bracket 1112-13 may now be pulled outwardly away from the handle to swing the loop 25 away from the loop 25 to permit the cloth or the brush to be disengaged from the teeth 27.

l The reversal of the above described movement locks the loops on the brush or the cloth. The bracket swings on the bearing loops 1 1. By loosening the wing nut 10 the plate 3 may be moved longitudinally with respect to the stick to vary the position of the gripping jaws with respect to the stick as indicated in Fig. 3. When the said plate is moved downwardly on the stick, the loop 25 is pulled downwardly, into the dotted line position of the said figure, swinging the loop 25 therewith and bringing the hoop proper at the endot the stick. By pushing the plate 3 upward with respect to the handle the mop proper may be brought laterally with respect to the stick as indicated in full lines in the said Fig. 3.

I claim p r 1. A mop stick, comprising a mop holder and a stick, the holder comprising a pair of loops each having one of its side members provided with teeth intermeshing with the teeth or the other loop, an arm extending rearwardly and inwardly from the. other side member of each loop, a pivotal connection between the arms, a plate mounted to slide on one end of the stick and engaging the other side member of one of the loops at its free end, means for securing the plate in adjusted position on the stick, a substantially U-shaped bracket comprising a body and arms, each of the said arms engaging the other side member of the other loop at its free end, a swinging connection between the arms of the bracket intermediate their ends and the stick, and means on the stick for preventing swinging movement of the said bracket.

2 A mop stick, comprising a mop holder and a stick, the holder comprising a loops, an arm extending rearwardly and inwardly from one side member of each loop, the other side members being adapted to engage the mop, a pivotal connection between the arms, a plate mounted to slide on the stick and connected at its outer end with the first-named side member of one loop, a

bracket mounted'to swing on the said end of the stick intermediate the ends of the bracket, the free end of the bracket engaging the other side member oi the other loop, and means on the stick for preventing swinging movement of the bracket.

JOSEPH J. BEAM.

Witnesses B. J. ToBnN, C. S. PALMER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

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